Taken over by German forces, used to control approaches to Italy. Reluctantly bombed by the Allies, counter to an agreement by all sides not to destroy historical sites.
Rebuilt as closely as possible to the original design, starting immediately at the end of the war.
I would not otherwise have known about that. It’s fascinating. Would science have studied, or want to study, a comparison of gene sequences of those two cohorts of birds?
I wonder how many cubs she has in there. She looks very uncomfortable. This reminds me of my wife when she was working on her feet before our first one was born. She’d come home & I’d rub her feet. Pure Nirvana.
Yeah, good chance its a.pregnant female, but could even be a male.
When they’re gorging themselves to prep for hibernation, they put on another 50% or so of their body weight, sometimes more… And they’re not skinny to begin with!
I like the idea of using some of that oak to build a replica of the sort of ship the planters were envisioning. Their investment in the initial 300,000 trees has already justified itself in numerous ways, both biological and economic.
I read on a couple of sites that the Swedish Navy was notified (dunno by whom) that the wood was ready in 1975.
Google says “high-quality timber from the Visingsö forest is now used for furniture, flooring, veneers, whisky barrels, and building replicas of old ships like the Götheborg.”
The ship in this picture is beautiful. I searched the image but couldn’t find it, so I googled the Götheborg… They appear to be different ships.
As is the Vasa: “a Swedish warship commissioned in 1625 by King Gustav Adolphus during the Thirty Years’ War. It sank in Stockholm harbor on its maiden voyage in 1628, taking 53 lives with it. The ship was salvaged in 1961 and is now housed in the Vasa Museum in Stockholm, where it’s a popular tourist attraction. The Vasa was a costly project, decorated with hundreds of gilded and painted carvings depicting historical, biblical, and mythical themes.”
Some commenters pointed out that the US Navy still keeps a small forest as well, used mostly nowadays to maintain the USS Constitution.
“Be pleased to receive into thy Almighty
and most gracious protection
the persons of us thy servants,and the Fleet in which we serve.
Preserve us from the dangers of the sea,
and the violence of our enemy;
that we may be a safeguard
unto our most gracious Sovereign…”
That aren’t affected by magnetic mines. (My Dad’s ship had her stern blown off by one of the first magnetic mines. Got him an extra month’s leave in London!)
i take the comment on top, from “trademark”, as sarcastic.
Who is it for? Blind people can’tsee it, and sighted people (mostly) can’t read it….
And it looks like it’s flat: not Braille, but a picture of Braille.
If a blind person were to be led onto the field, to be able to touch it, he or she still couldn’t read flat dots.
Braille isn’t images, but bumps… a tactile language, not a visual one.
Plus, I think there’s a maximum size… These letters might be too big to be felt with a fingertip, even if they were raised
It’s nice that they’re trying… is there a use for it I don’t get?
also, it doesn’t look like it is, but it seems to me the braille dots should on those jerseys should be elevated or something different. so it could be read by a braille reader
Just to try and justify it — There are varying degrees of blindness. A partially blind person might be able to recognize the high-contrast Braille characters (that they would be familiar with) more easily than conventional lettering.
I think there are people who can read Braille with their fingers who have no image of it in mind. It’s usually tiny… they may feel it and never think about how it looks to the sighted.
Of course those are more likely to be the ones with less vision… Or those who have never had any
The partially sighted might have a more visual concept.
There’s a blind guy on YouTube who makes videos… He has pinpoint vision, and can tell light from dark areas of, say, a room. He said the percentage of blind people with no vision at all is low.
This is good, if a bit long.
I’m only going to link the first part of three.
It’s about the recovery of Perl Harbor after the attack.Salvage and cleanup efforts, including raising the damaged ships.
The store might not be quite as crowded as it looks here…
Took me a second look to realize…. there’s a costumed group, almost certainly carollers, in front, and a small crowd of customers enjoying the performance, blocking the aisles.
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Miss December?
A bathing beauty, for sure.
A Basset Beauty.
That too.
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Benedictine Abbey in Monte Cassino, Italy.
Taken over by German forces, used to control approaches to Italy. Reluctantly bombed by the Allies, counter to an agreement by all sides not to destroy historical sites.
Rebuilt as closely as possible to the original design, starting immediately at the end of the war.
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Is he hitting popups to the kid?
My goodness… what is that hand doing to that dinosaur?
Totally missed that. Thx.
“Turn your head and cough.”
Taking his temperature. “My, you’re very cold-blooded, aren’t you?”
Calvin?
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Same thing happens with crows in the pnw.
I would not otherwise have known about that. It’s fascinating. Would science have studied, or want to study, a comparison of gene sequences of those two cohorts of birds?
Yes and yes, i believe.
I’d think they’ve done that, and know the genes involved.
I actually had a picture of one I was going to post here at some point. Given your comment, I’ve decided that today is the day 😉
Wow! I’ve never seen a white crow!
The bird pictured is very handsome regardless.
Shouldn’t they be called “Popes” then?
LOL!
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Info from the Montana State Library… had to edit their format:
The Empire Builder (train) at Glacier Park Station (now known as East Glacier Park Station).
Taken by George Alexander Grant, June 10th,1934
Great Northern Railway Company
yes! I took a train to that very place in 1987. but I posted this mainly because of the rustic-ness of the whole scene.
since rustic-ness is a made-up word.. what would be a better substitute
that is an actual word/
May I propose one? – – – – Rusticity.
That’s the real word (you probably know) and I can’t think of another one.
I think I’d work around it, instead of using it.
The synonyms I can think of for “rustic”… like primitive, rural, countrified, hayseed, rough-hewn… all have other, unintended, meanings.
I think I’d say “because of its rustic nature” …or look, or feel, or charm, or aura, depending on meaning.
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A preview of passing attractions.
I feel sad for her.
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I wonder how many cubs she has in there. She looks very uncomfortable. This reminds me of my wife when she was working on her feet before our first one was born. She’d come home & I’d rub her feet. Pure Nirvana.
Cubs or not, she could probably sleep until July.
Yeah, good chance its a.pregnant female, but could even be a male.
When they’re gorging themselves to prep for hibernation, they put on another 50% or so of their body weight, sometimes more… And they’re not skinny to begin with!
It looks like a walking water balloon.
Big LOL.
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If anyone gives awards for best staging of a still photo, this photo should win one.
Looks like something Calvin would have made.
Yep!
I’ve never seen it animated.
It’s cool… but in a way, takes away from the idea that Calvin made it by himself.
,..,
I like the idea of using some of that oak to build a replica of the sort of ship the planters were envisioning. Their investment in the initial 300,000 trees has already justified itself in numerous ways, both biological and economic.
I read on a couple of sites that the Swedish Navy was notified (dunno by whom) that the wood was ready in 1975.
Google says “high-quality timber from the Visingsö forest is now used for furniture, flooring, veneers, whisky barrels, and building replicas of old ships like the Götheborg.”
The ship in this picture is beautiful. I searched the image but couldn’t find it, so I googled the Götheborg… They appear to be different ships.
As is the Vasa: “a Swedish warship commissioned in 1625 by King Gustav Adolphus during the Thirty Years’ War. It sank in Stockholm harbor on its maiden voyage in 1628, taking 53 lives with it. The ship was salvaged in 1961 and is now housed in the Vasa Museum in Stockholm, where it’s a popular tourist attraction. The Vasa was a costly project, decorated with hundreds of gilded and painted carvings depicting historical, biblical, and mythical themes.”
Some commenters pointed out that the US Navy still keeps a small forest as well, used mostly nowadays to maintain the USS Constitution.
The Götheborg:
And the Vasa:
(They seem to appreciate old wooden ships in Sweden)
All that ornamentation was bragging rights.
“Look at how rich and powerful we are. We decorate our warships!”
Ship-going men were also traditionally superstitious.
Some of the choices were saints and gods being honored in exchange for protection… from the weather, the sea, and its demons and terrors
“Be pleased to receive into thy Almighty
and most gracious protection
the persons of us thy servants,and the Fleet in which we serve.
Preserve us from the dangers of the sea,
and the violence of our enemy;
that we may be a safeguard
unto our most gracious Sovereign…”
Trivia!
What kind of modern warship has a wooden hull?
Navy guys should know this.
Easy! A wooden-hulled warship. Right?
it’s official.
Susan is a smart aleck.
Why, thank you.
I’m so honored to be granted official status.
«blush»
Mine sweepers!
That aren’t affected by magnetic mines. (My Dad’s ship had her stern blown off by one of the first magnetic mines. Got him an extra month’s leave in London!)
Lifeboats?
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I see John Wayne!
🤣👍
LOL
I never watched either,
Happy³, are you sure…
Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor?
Thank you! I recognize it now. We watched that one.
Ummm…
a spin-off of Petticoat Junction, which was a spin-off of the Beverly Hillbillies?
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Jesus Christ!!!
I wonder if the fish exclaimed that just before being nabbed!
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Good on the Orioles for that. I hope it’s been a continuing commitment.
But… but…. why??
i take the comment on top, from “trademark”, as sarcastic.
Who is it for? Blind people can’t see it, and sighted people (mostly) can’t read it….
And it looks like it’s flat: not Braille, but a picture of Braille.
If a blind person were to be led onto the field, to be able to touch it, he or she still couldn’t read flat dots.
Braille isn’t images, but bumps… a tactile language, not a visual one.
Plus, I think there’s a maximum size… These letters might be too big to be felt with a fingertip, even if they were raised
It’s nice that they’re trying… is there a use for it I don’t get?
I didn’t get it either…maybe they are just bringing braille more public awareness?
That’s what i would think.
Probably… But the blind fans won’t know unless they’re told.
Which, yes, they probably will be.
also, it doesn’t look like it is, but it seems to me the braille dots should on those jerseys should be elevated or something different. so it could be read by a braille reader
Um…. That’s what I meant about it being flat.
I said it’s a picture of Braille, not Braille…
That’s because Braille is the bumps, not the visual dots.
Lots of Braille signage has no visual component, just raised dots, for touching, not reading visually.
Just to try and justify it — There are varying degrees of blindness. A partially blind person might be able to recognize the high-contrast Braille characters (that they would be familiar with) more easily than conventional lettering.
Maybe.
I think there are people who can read Braille with their fingers who have no image of it in mind. It’s usually tiny… they may feel it and never think about how it looks to the sighted.
Of course those are more likely to be the ones with less vision… Or those who have never had any
The partially sighted might have a more visual concept.
There’s a blind guy on YouTube who makes videos… He has pinpoint vision, and can tell light from dark areas of, say, a room. He said the percentage of blind people with no vision at all is low.
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I think i know this one.
Not an inkling.
Me too. But I’ve only seen or heard of one of the movies.
Same here, but i’m sure i remember it because it’s one of my favorite movies.
Yup!
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You cannot ever convince me that Fluffy didn’t know exactly what she was doing, and exactly why she was doing it.
You only think she’s a calico cat… in reality it depends on what messes she rolls in.
This is good, if a bit long.
I’m only going to link the first part of three.
It’s about the recovery of Perl Harbor after the attack.Salvage and cleanup efforts, including raising the damaged ships.
Oops! I’m going to leave that because its so much fun.
I’ll post the other one below.
Holiday shopping at Gimbel’s, sixth Avenue and 33rd Street, 1957. Photo by Eddie Hausner, New York Times.
The store might not be quite as crowded as it looks here…
Took me a second look to realize…. there’s a costumed group, almost certainly carollers, in front, and a small crowd of customers enjoying the performance, blocking the aisles.
A white Crow, This unusual crow owes its snowy feathers to leucism, a genetic condition that reduces pigmentation while keeping its eyes dark.
Drachinifel is one of my favorite Youtube contributors.
From yesterday.
Thanks for the Christmas Stan Freberg sketch.
Our dad used to tell us we were to young to believe in Santa Claus.